SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
AMENDMENT NO. 15 TO
SCHEDULE TO
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR 13(e)(1) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Wheaton River Minerals
Ltd.
(Name of Subject Company)
Goldcorp Inc.
Goldcorp Acquisition ULC
(Name of Filing Persons (Offerors))
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
962902102
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Greg Laing
Goldcorp Inc.
145 King Street West, Suite 2700
Toronto, Ontario M5H 1J8, Canada
(416) 865-0326
(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive notices
and communications on behalf of filing persons)
Copies to:
Michael Melanson Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP 1 First Canadian Place, 39th Floor 100 King Street West Toronto, Ontario M5X 1B2 Canada (416) 863-4511 |
Gil Cornblum Dorsey & Whitney LLP BCE Place 161 Bay Street, Suite 4310 Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1 Canada (416) 367-7370 |
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
Transaction Valuation (1): $2,435,220,053.97 |
Amount of Filing Fee (2): $286,625.40 |
(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 0-11(d) and Rule 0-11(a)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The transaction valuation is equal to the product of (i) $3.165, which is the average of high and low sale prices of Wheaton common shares as reported on the American Stock Exchange on December 3, 2004, and (ii) 769,421,818, which is the estimated number of outstanding Wheaton common shares as of December 17, 2004 (assuming full conversion of all outstanding exercisable options and warrants for Wheaton common shares).
(2) The amount of the filing fee is calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
x | Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing. |
Amount previously paid: Form or Registration No.: Filing Party: Date Filed: |
$286,625.40 Form F-10 Goldcorp Inc. December 29, 2004 |
o | Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. |
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:
x | third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1. | |||
o | issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4. | |||
o | going private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3. | |||
o | amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2. |
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer: x
This Amendment No. 15 amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed by Goldcorp Inc., an Ontario corporation (Goldcorp) and Goldcorp Acquisition ULC, a Nova Scotia unlimited liability company (Subco, and collectively with Goldcorp, the Offerors) and a wholly owned subsidiary of Goldcorp with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on December 29, 2004, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed January 14, 2005, Amendment No. 2 filed January 21, 2005, Amendment No. 3 filed January 25, 2005, Amendment No. 4 filed January 26, 2005, Amendment No. 5 filed January 27, 2005, Amendment No. 6 filed January 28, 2005, Amendment No. 7 filed February 3, 2005, Amendment No. 8 filed February 4, 2005, Amendment No. 9 filed February 8, 2005, Amendment No. 10 filed February 9, 2005, Amendment No. 11 filed February 10, 2005, Amendment No. 12 filed February 11, 2005, Amendment No. 13 filed February 15, 2005 and Amendment No. 14 filed February 18, 2005 (as amended, the Schedule TO).
The Schedule TO relates to the offer by Goldcorp and Subco to purchase all of the outstanding common shares of Wheaton River Minerals Ltd. on the basis of 0.25 Goldcorp common share for each Wheaton common share (the Offer). The Offer is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Take Over Bid Circular, dated December 29, 2004, and the related Letter of Acceptance and Transmittal (Letter of Transmittal), copies of which were filed as Exhibits (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B), respectively, to the initial Schedule TO. The Notice of Extension, dated January 25, 2004 (the First Notice of Extension), was filed as Exhibit (a)(4)(I) to Amendment No. 3 and amended and supplemented certain terms and conditions of the Offer contained in the Take Over Bid Circular. The Notice of Extension and Subsequent Offering Period, dated February 14, 2005 (the Second Notice of Extension and, collectively with the First Notice of Extension, the Notices), was filed as Exhibit (a)(4)(AA) to Amendment No. 13 and amended and supplemented certain terms and conditions of the Offer contained in the Take Over Bid Circular.
Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Take Over Bid Circular as amended amendments to the Schedule TO and the Notices (the Take Over Bid Circular).
This Amendment No. 15 constitutes the final amendment to the Schedule TO required by Rule 14d-3(b)(2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Item 8. INTEREST IN THE SECURITIES OF THE SUBJECT COMPANY.
Item 11. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Items 8 and 11 of the Schedule TO are hereby amended and supplemented to include the following:
At 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on February 28, 2005, the Offer expired. Based on information provided by the Depositary, as of such time, approximately 470,408,200 Common Shares were tendered pursuant to the Offer, including Common Shares tendered pursuant to notices of guaranteed delivery. Such Common Shares constituted approximately 82% of the outstanding Common Shares.
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Acquisition Agreement, Goldcorp and Wheaton will take all necessary action so that Goldcorp or Subco may acquire all of the Common Shares not acquired by the Offerors under the Offer. The Offerors expect to complete the acquisition of the Common Shares that were not tendered pursuant to the Offer through a plan of arrangement under the Companies Act (Nova Scotia).
On March 1, 2005, Goldcorp issued a press release announcing the final results of the Offer. The full text of the press release is filed as Exhibit (a)(4)(CC) hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 12. EXHIBITS.
Item 12 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented to include the following:
(a)(4)(CC) |
Press Release issued by Goldcorp Inc. (filed herewith) |
SIGNATURES
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
GOLDCORP INC. |
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By: | /s/ R. Gregory Laing | |||
R. Gregory Laing | ||||
Vice President, Legal | ||||
GOLDCORP ACQUISITION ULC |
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By: | /s/ R. Gregory Laing | |||
R. Gregory Laing | ||||
Vice President, Legal | ||||
Date: March 1, 2005
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description | |
(a)(1)(A) | Take Over Bid Circular, including the Offer to Purchase, dated December 29,
2004* |
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(a)(1)(B) | Letter of Acceptance and Transmittal* |
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(a)(1)(C) | Notice of Guaranteed Delivery* |
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(a)(1)(D) | Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification on Substitute Form W-9* |
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(a)(1)(E) | Annual Information Form of Goldcorp for the year ended December 31, 2003 of
Goldcorp dated May 14, 2004* |
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(a)(1)(F) | Audited comparative consolidated financial statements of Goldcorp as at, and
for the year ended, December 31, 2003, together with the auditors report
thereon* |
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(a)(1)(G) | Managements Discussion and Analysis for the year ended December 31, 2003* |
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(a)(1)(H) | Unaudited comparative consolidated interim financial statements of Goldcorp as
at, and for the nine-month period ended, September 30, 2004* |
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(a)(1)(I) | Managements Discussion and Analysis for the nine-month period ended September
30, 2004* |
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(a)(1)(J) | Management Information Circular and Proxy Statement of Goldcorp dated March
31, 2004 distributed in connection with the annual and general meeting of
shareholders of Goldcorp held on June 16, 2004 (excluding the sections
entitled Report on Executive Compensation, Performance Graph and
Corporate Governance) (excluding the sections entitled Report on Executive
Compensation, Performance Graph and Corporate Governance)* |
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(a)(1)(K) | Material change report of Goldcorp dated December 7, 2004 respecting the Offer* |
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(a)(1)(L) | Material change report of Goldcorp dated December 24, 2004 concerning
Goldcorps approval of the Offer and entering into the Acquisition Agreement* |
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(a)(4)(A) | Press release issued by Goldcorp Inc.* |
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(a)(4)(B) | Transcript of Joint Conference Call of Goldcorp Inc. and Wheaton River
Minerals Ltd. held on December 6, 2004* |
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(a)(4)(C) | Press release, dated January 14, 2005 containing summary financial information
of Goldcorp* |
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(a)(4)(D) | Press release issued by Goldcorp Inc.* |
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(a)(4)(E) | Press release issued by Goldcorp Inc.* |
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(a)(4)(F) | Press release issued by Goldcorp Inc.* |
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(a)(4)(G) | Directors Circular and Supplemental Management Information Circular, dated
January 20, 2005* |
Exhibit | Description | |
(a)(4)(H) | Powerpoint Slide Presentation of Goldcorp Inc. entitled Goldcorp + Wheaton
the Superior Alternative, dated January 25, 2005* |
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(a)(4)(I) | Notice of Extension, dated January 24, 2005* |
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(a)(4)(J) | Advertisements concerning the Offer placed by Goldcorp Inc. on certain
internet websites* |
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(a)(4)(K) | Addition to Powerpoint Slide Presentation of Goldcorp Inc. entitled Goldcorp
+ Wheaton the Superior Alternative, dated January 25, 2005* |
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(a)(4)(L) | Press release of Goldcorp Inc.* |
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(a)(4)(M) | Addition to Powerpoint Slide Presentation of Goldcorp Inc. entitled Goldcorp
+ Wheaton the Superior Alternative, dated January 25, 2005* |
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(a)(4)(N) | Transcript of recorded on hold message played to callers to main telephone
number of Goldcorp Inc.* |
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(a)(4)(O) | Addition to Powerpoint Slide Presentation of Goldcorp Inc. entitled Goldcorp
+ Wheaton the Superior Alternative, dated January 25, 2005* |
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(a)(4)(P) | Transcript of conference call held on January 27, 2005 to discuss the Offer
and Glamis Gold Ltd.s offer to purchase all of the Companys outstanding
common shares* |
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(a)(4)(Q)
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Addition to Powerpoint Slide Presentation of Goldcorp Inc. entitled Goldcorp + Wheaton the Superior Alternative, dated January 25, 2005* | |
(a)(4)(R)
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Transcript of interview originally aired on CNBC program, Squawk Box, on February 1, 2005* | |
(a)(4)(S)
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Form of Newspaper Advertisement published in the February 3, 2005 editions of the Wall Street Journal, Globe and Mail, Montreal Gazette and Investors Business Daily* | |
(a)(4)(T)
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Press release issued by Goldcorp Inc.* | |
(a)(4)(U) | Press release issued by Goldcorp Inc.* | |
(a)(4)(V) | Additions to Powerpoint Slide Presentation of Goldcorp Inc. entitled Goldcorp + Wheaton the Superior Alternative, dated January 25, 2005* | |
(a)(4)(W) | Press release issued by Goldcorp Inc.* | |
(a)(4)(X) | Press release issued by Goldcorp Inc.* | |
(a)(4)(Y) | Advertisements concerning the offer placed by Goldcorp Inc. on certain internet websites* | |
(a)(4)(Z) | Press Release issued by Goldcorp Inc.* | |
(a)(4)(AA)
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Notice of Extension and Subsequent Offering Period, dated February 14, 2005* | |
(a)(4)(BB)
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Press Release issued by Goldcorp Inc.* | |
(a)(4)(CC)
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Press Release issued by Goldcorp Inc. (filed herewith) | |
(d)(1) | Acquisition Agreement, dated December 23, 2004, between Goldcorp Inc. and
Wheaton River Minerals Ltd.* |
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(d)(2) | Standstill and Confidentiality Agreement, dated December 3, 2004, between
Goldcorp Inc. and Wheaton River Minerals Ltd.* |
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(d)(3) | Letter of Intent, dated December 5, 2004, between Goldcorp Inc. and Wheaton
River Minerals Ltd.* |
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(d)(4) | Acknowledgement and Agreement regarding Acquisition Agreement, dated January
20, 2005, between Goldcorp Inc. and Wheaton River Minerals Ltd.* |
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(d)(5) | Consent and Agreement regarding the Acquisition Agreement, dated February 7, 2005, between Goldcorp Inc. and Wheaton River Minerals Ltd.* | |
(i)(1) | Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders and Management Information Circular
of Goldcorp, dated January 4, 2005* |
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(i)(2) | Annual Information Form of Wheaton for the year ended December 31, 2003, dated
May 12, 2004* |
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(i)(3) | Audited comparative consolidated financial statements of Wheaton as at, and
for the year ended, December 31, 2003, together with the auditors report
thereon* |
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(i)(4) | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial
Condition of Wheaton for the year ended December 31, 2003* |
Exhibit | Description | |
(i)(5) | Unaudited comparative consolidated interim financial statements of Wheaton as
at, and for the nine-months ended, September 30, 2004* |
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(i)(6) | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial
Condition of Wheaton for the nine-months ended September 30, 2004* |
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(i)(7) | The following sections of the Joint Management Information Circular of Wheaton
and IAMGOLD Corporation (IAMGOLD) dated April 30, 2004 distributed in
connection with the annual and special meeting of shareholders of Wheaton held
on June 8, 2004: General Proxy Information, Information Concerning the
Meetings (information respecting Wheaton only), Annual Business to be
Considered by Wheaton Shareholders, Wheaton Directors Approval and
Exhibit C Information Concerning Wheaton River Minerals Ltd. (excluding
the sections entitled Statement of Executive Compensation Report on
Executive Compensation, Statement of Executive Compensation Performance
Graph and Statement of Corporate Governance Policies)* |
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(i)(8) | Material change report of Wheaton dated January 14, 2004 concerning the
completion by Wheaton of the acquisition of the Amapari Gold Project in
Brazil* |
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(i)(9) | Material change report of Wheaton dated April 7, 2004 concerning the proposed
agreement between Wheaton and IAMGOLD to combine the two companies* |
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(i)(10) | Material change report of Wheaton dated May 6, 2004 concerning the completion
of due diligence, receipt of final fairness opinions and signing of a
definitive agreement by Wheaton and IAMGOLD, all in connection with the
proposed combination of the two companies* |
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(i)(11) | Material change report of Wheaton dated June 3, 2004 concerning: (A) the
receipt by Wheaton of an unsolicited proposal from Coeur dAlene Mines
Corporation (Coeur) to acquire all of Wheatons outstanding common shares;
and (B) the decision of Wheaton not to pursue Coeurs proposal* |
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(i)(12) | Material change report of Wheaton dated June 7, 2004 concerning: (A) the
receipt by Wheaton of a further unsolicited proposal from Coeur to acquire all
of Wheatons outstanding common shares; (B) the decision of Wheaton not to
pursue the revised proposal delivered by Coeur; and (C) the recommendation of
Wheaton that Wheatons shareholders vote in favour of the proposed IAMGOLD
combination* |
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(i)(13) | Material change report of Wheaton dated June 18, 2004 concerning: (A) the
approval by Wheatons shareholders of the proposed IAMGOLD combination; (B)
the decision of Wheaton to hold a further vote of its shareholders to approve
the combination with IAMGOLD on July 6, 2004; (C) the receipt by Wheaton of a
written request from Coeur for a list of Wheatons shareholders; and (D) the
appointment by Wheatons board of directors of a special committee authorized
to review and consider the proposed IAMGOLD combination, the unsolicited
proposal made to Wheaton by Coeur, and any further proposals made to Wheaton
or its shareholders by third parties* |
Exhibit | Description | |
(i)(14) | Material change report of Wheaton dated July 1, 2004 concerning: (A) the
rejection by Wheaton of the latest unsolicited proposals from Coeur; and (B)
the reconfirmation by Wheaton of its recommendation that Wheatons
shareholders vote in favour of the proposed IAMGOLD combination on July 6,
2004* |
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(i)(15) | Material change report of Wheaton dated July 13, 2004 concerning: (A) the
inability of IAMGOLD to obtain the required shareholder approval for the
proposed combination with Wheaton; (B) the termination of the arrangement
agreement between Wheaton and IAMGOLD; and (C) the adjournment by Wheaton of
its shareholders meeting scheduled for July 6, 2004* |
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(i)(16) | Material change report of Wheaton dated July 23, 2004 concerning the absence
of a legal offer from Coeur to Wheatons Canadian shareholders* |
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(i)(17) | Material change report of Wheaton dated July 23, 2004 concerning: (A) the
agreement of Chap Mercantile Inc. (Chap) to purchase 100% of the silver
produced by Wheatons Luismin mining operations in Mexico (the Silver
Transaction); (B) the change of name by Chap to Silver Wheaton Corp.; (C)
the option of Wheaton and Luismin S.A. de C.V. not to proceed with the Silver
Transaction; and (D) the intention of Wheaton to complete an equity financing
in connection with the Silver Transaction* |
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(i)(18) | Material change report of Wheaton dated July 29, 2004 concerning: (A) the
inability of Wheaton to make a recommendation to its shareholders to accept or
reject Coeurs offer; (B) the recommendation of Wheaton that Wheatons
shareholders not tender their shares to Coeurs U.S. offer or take any other
action until they receive a further recommendation from Wheaton; (C) the
filing by Wheaton of a Schedule 14D-9 with the SEC in connection with
Wheatons response to Coeurs U.S. offer; (D) the request from Wheaton to
Coeur for confirmation with respect to Coeurs intention not to take up and
pay for Wheatons shares under Coeurs U.S. offer until the same opportunity
is provided to Wheatons Canadian shareholders; and (E) the intention of
Wheaton to review and respond to Coeurs offer once the offer is made to all
of Wheatons Canadian shareholders* |
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(i)(19) | Material change report of Wheaton dated September 13, 2004 concerning: (A) the
recommendation of Wheaton that Wheatons shareholders reject Coeurs offer to
purchase all of Wheatons outstanding common shares; and (B) the rescheduling
by Wheaton of the closing date of the Silver Transaction* |
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(i)(20) | Material change report of Wheaton dated October 25, 2004 concerning the
closing of the Silver Transaction* |
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(i)(21) | Material change report of Wheaton dated December 14, 2004 concerning the
agreement of Wheaton in principle to combine with Goldcorp Inc.* |
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(i)(22) | Material change report of Wheaton dated December 31, 2004 concerning Wheatons
entering into the Acquisition Agreement with Goldcorp* |
Exhibit | Description | |
(i)(23) | Unaudited comparative consolidated financial statements of Wheaton as at, and
for the nine-months ended September 30, 2004, including a reconciliation to
U.S. GAAP contained in Note 16 thereto* |
* | Previously filed. |